Hurricane Irma: What to do if you find sea turtle nest

Waves from Hurricane Irma have exposed sea turtle nests at Dog Beach in Jupiter and many other coastal locations

Jupiter resident Taylor English was walking along the beach Monday morning north of the Juno Beach Pier when she found a nest.

The white, golf-ball-sized eggs, a few of them broken, were exposed where the waves created a drop-off in the sand.

So what should a person do if the find an exposed nest of sea turtle eggs?

“If beachgoers find exposed eggs/nests on the beach, please leave them alone and do not touch them. The eggs are no longer viable. If you encounter a weak or disoriented sea turtle hatchling please place them in a cooler or container with damp sand (not water) and bring them to LMC’s hatchling drop off cooler at the front of the Marinelife Center,” said Hannah Deadman, public relations &communications coordinator at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center.